2nd carrier almost complete (Beijing Municipal Government)
(WorldNews Business)

(Source: Beijing Municipal Government) Photo taken in May 2012 shows a Chinese aircraft carrier cruising for a test on the sea. China`s first aircraft carrier was delivered and commissioned to the Navy of the Chinese People`s Liberation Army on Sept. 25, 2012. The carrier, with the name `Liaoning` and hull number 16, was officially handed over to the Navy at a ceremony held in a naval base of northeast China`s Dalian Port. [Photo: Xinhua] China is close to completing its second aircraft carrier, which will begin service by 2020, experts said. China Central Television (CCTV) reported that the People`s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy`s Type 001A class aircraft carrier`s scaffold has been removed...